Roasted Chicken with Onions, Potatoes, and Gravy

Name: Roasted Chicken with Onions, Potatoes, and Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 1 celery stalk, cut into 2-inch pieces; 397 grams fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 lemon, quartered; 4 oregano sprigs; 907 grams red potatoes, quartered; 2 kilograms roasting chicken; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 907 grams yellow onions, peeled and each cut into 8 wedges

Roasted Chicken with Onions, Potatoes, and Gravy might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 44g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 700 calories. If you have lemon, roasting chicken, onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 42

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Oven

Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken. Rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast and drumsticks by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Meat

Water

Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; rub under loosened skin and over breast and drumsticks.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Pepper

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place oregano, quartered lemon, and celery into body cavity. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under chicken. Tie legs together with string.

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Whole Chicken

Oregano

Celery

Lemon

Place chicken, breast side up, on the rack of a broiler pan coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Whole Chicken

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Broiler Pan

Combine remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, butter, onions, and potatoes in a large bowl; toss well to coat. Arrange onion mixture around chicken on rack.

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Potato

Whole Chicken

Butter

Onion

Pepper

Salt

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Bowl

Place rack in pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake at 425 for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 (do not remove pan from oven); bake an additional 1 hour and 15 minutes or until onions and potatoes are tender and a thermometer inserted into meaty part of chicken thigh registers 18

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Chicken Thighs

Potato

Onion

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Kitchen Thermometer

Oven

Frying Pan

Set chicken, onions, and potatoes aside; cover and keep warm.

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Potato

Whole Chicken

Onion

Place a zip-top plastic bag inside a 2-cup glass measure.

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Ziploc Bags

Pour pan drippings into bag; let stand 10 minutes (fat will rise to the top). Seal bag; carefully snip off 1 bottom corner of bag.

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Frying Pan

Drain drippings into a small saucepan, stopping before fat layer reaches opening; discard fat.

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Sauce Pan

Combine flour and 1/2 cup broth in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

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Broth

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Bowl

Add flour mixture and remaining broth to saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook 5 minutes or until gravy thickens, stirring frequently with a whisk.

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Broth

All Purpose Flour

Gravy